Hello everybody! We hope you have had the most glorious 2014 and are prepared to face a momentous 2015! Our blog is still a new-born baby in our eyes, (with that gorgeous new baby smell) only being created in late October, but I definitely have many favourite recipes from this time and have only just managed to whittle this down to 5 incredible recipes. When me and Caitlin decided to create our blog, we wanted to share all of our new found dairy free knowledge with the world, and help others to navigate the pretty scary transition from mainstream eating to cutting out such a big food group. For me, I was pretty terrified when I was told the news why I was constantly tired, throwing up, lethargic and having the trots on a daily basis was because I couldn't process dairy. I was pretty lucky (to an extent) because I have a brother and aunty that can't eat dairy either so I had a wealth of knowledge behind me, but that still doesn't prepare you for having no more dairy again. So for the end of 2014, the year my diet was turned upside down, we hope you have the greatest year and if you or anyone you know are making the transition from dairy to no more dairy, its really not a bad thing!
So onto the recipes!
This traybake is such a brilliant cake. Devised completely by Caitlin this cake is incredibly moist, has a beautiful coffee flavour with that classic hint of walnuts. This cake is so good, that our dad; a notorious savoury junkie even loves this cake (so it must be incredible!) At my previous job coffee and walnut cake was such a big seller that whoever you make this for is going to absolutely adore you for it!
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| Coffee and Walnut Traybake |
Here in the Dairyfreesince93 household, cookies are such a big hit it's hard to explain! This recipe is so so simple to make and the cookies taste absolutely incredible. I made these cookies at Uni and they were a big success! The cherries give a really nice balance to the intense dairy free chocolate in the cookies! A recipe we will definitely be making again and again!
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| Chocolate Chip and Cherry Cookies |
3) Profiteroles
Profiteroles were such a brilliant success of our #12cakesofchristmas series (day 1 is here) and a resounding success for us too. Profiteroles lead us on the search for dairy free whipped cream, and we found this in the form of Soyatoo, which most definitely changed my Christmas! Surprisingly easy to produce and a great arm workout too, profiteroles will stand out on any table for any occasion all year round! They taste exactly like normal profiteroles too so will help yourself and others still feel like part of the gang!
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| Profiterole Pyramid |
This brownie recipe has been in our family for a few years now, and each time we create these they get better and better! For this batch, Caitlin really outdid herself, they were so chocolaty and light (it's all in the whisking!) This was one of the first recipes we ever posted onto our blog and will forever remain one of our favourite go to recipes ever!
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| Ultimate Chocolate Brownies |
Here we come to the last favourite recipe of the year, our incredible pizza! Every single item in this pizza is homemade and to me tastes like perfection. Bufala mozzarella has changed my pizza life (I can still eat normal pizza!) and the sauce in this is pure tomato indulgence. I made this recipe up on the spot and I am so proud of it. This is seriously a pizza to impress anyone!
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| Rustic Homemade Pizza |
So there we have it! Our top 5 recipes from our relatively short year of blogging and we could not be prouder of them! We have so many more recipes planned for the year ahead that you will definitely have a dairy free dish for any occasion! If there are any requests for our blog for 2015 please comment or tweet us! So from both me and Caitlin we wish you the greatest 2015!
Lots of love and Happy Baking!
xoxox
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